PPT-Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Comparative Adverbs A comparative adverb compares 2 actions When comparing 2 actions add er to the adverb Use more instead of adding er if the adverb ends in ly. Comparative Adverbs. A comparative adverb compares 2 actions.. When comparing 2 actions add . –er . to the adverb.. Use . more. instead of adding –er if the adverb ends in –ly. NEVER use . more. A way to modify other words. What is an adverb?. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb.. Explorers . eagerly. . chase. adventure.. Eagerly is an adverb because it is modifying the verb, chase.. One-syllable . adjectives. One-Syllable . Adjective. e.g. Long, . longer. , . longest. . One-Syllable Adjective with Final –e. e.g. Wise, . wiser. , . wisest. . One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It. -- a word that modifies a . verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific. Examples. Modifying Verbs. Never. swim alone. . He has . seldom . complained.. Modifying Adjectives . Comparative. . Structures. We can use comparative structures to say that:. things are more:. Our prices are bett. er. . than. any of our rivals.. We have a . more . interesting . range of music . Announcements. Test on Units 19-21 . Thursday. Agenda. Song- Stronger. Homework check/ Unit 20 review. Unit 21. Listening. Pronunciation. Review Unit 21. Start Unit 22. Writing evaluation- comparing adjectives. 1. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Reece has almost finished his guitar practice.. A. Reece. B. finished. C. his. D. almost. E. guitar. D! almost. Finished =verb, almost=adverb. 2. Choose the correct form of the adverb in the parentheses.. ESL Level 3, Week 12. Announcements. I changed the name of the website: l3luisa.com. Tuesday- Writing Evaluation, Career Conferences. Thursday- Unit 19-22 test. Next week: EL Civics Make-ups (. Monday) . Title: . Antarctic Journal. Author: . Jennifer Owings Dewey. Genre: . Journal. Monday. Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs. Comparative & Superlative Adverbs. Penguins walk . more clumsily . Adjectives. and . adverbs. may be used to compare people or things. Special forms of these words are used to make . comparisons. .. Comparative Form. Use this form of an . adjective. or an . adverb. . Content. Comparisons using: ‘the same as’, ‘similar (to)’, ‘different (from)’. Comparisons using ‘like’ and ‘alike’. The comparative using ‘-er’ and ‘more’. The superlative using ‘est’ and ’most’. Title: . Antarctic Journal. Author: . Jennifer Owings Dewey. Genre: . Journal. Review Games. Story Sort. Voc. abulary . Words:. Arcade Games. Study Stack. . Spelling City: Spelling Words . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Lesson 1-Adverbs that Modify Verbs. An adverb is a word that modifies a . verb. , an . adjective. , or . another. . adverb. .. Lesson 1. An adverb that modifies a . verb. may tell . how, where, when. Adjective and Adverb NOTES Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun They answer the questions: What kind? Which one or ones? How many or much? Articles are Adjectives